Arshia Barari

عرشیا براری

25 years old · Zanjan

8 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

Fitness and Kyokushin champion
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قهرمان فیتنس و کیوکوشین
Fitness champion and karateka
Persian original
قهرمان فیتنس و کاراته‌کا
He was an English teacher and a master's student with an excellent grade average
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مدرس زبان انگلیسی و دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد با معدل ممتاز بود
Arshia Barari, national fitness champion, international Kyokushin champion and official trainer of the World Dog Federation in Zanjan
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عرشیا براری قهرمان مسابقات کشوری فیتنس، قهرمان بین‌المللی کیوکوشین و مربی رسمی فدراسیون جهانی سگ در زنجان

Barari was a national fitness champion, international Kyokushin champion, professional bodybuilder and official trainer of the World K9 Federation
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براری قهرمان ملی فیتنس، قهرمان بین‌المللی کیوکوشین، بدنساز حرفه‌ای و مربی رسمی فدراسیون جهانی کی۹ بود
He was regarded as one of the young talents of Iranian sport
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به‌عنوان یکی از استعدادهای جوان ورزش ایران شناخته می‌شد
Besides fitness, he was also active in the Kyokushin style of karate
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علاوه‌بر رشته فیتنس، در سبک کیوکوشین در رشته کاراته نیز فعالیت می‌کرد
The eternally remembered Barari was also an international trainer of guard dogs.
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همچنین جاویدنام براری، مربی بین‌المللی آموزش سگ‌های گارد بود.
He had attended schools for the gifted
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سابقه تحصیل در مدارس تیزهوشان داشت
He had a record of coaching and championships in Kyokushin, freestyle karate, fitness and bodybuilding
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سابقه مربیگری و قهرمانی در کیوکوشین، کاراته آزاد، فیتنس و بدنسازی داشت
He worked as a self-defence instructor
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به‌عنوان مربی دفاع شخصی فعالیت می‌کرد
He volunteered with the Mehraneh institute in Zanjan and was an official trainer of search-and-rescue dogs
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به‌صورت افتخاری با موسسه مهرانه زنجان همکاری می‌کرد و مربی رسمی آموزش سگ‌های زنده‌یاب بود
Several times he carried wounded people and people hit by pellets away from the shooting site
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او بارها افراد زخمی و ساچمه‌خورده را از محل تیراندازی دور کرد
Arshia fought with an agent, after which a number of protesters were able to open the van door and get the detainees out
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عرشیا با مامور درگیر شد و پس از آن شماری از معترضان توانستند در ون را باز کنند و بازداشت‌شدگان را خارج کنند
Zanjan, a city in northwestern Iran with a predominantly Azeri-Turkish-speaking population, is known for its strong sense of local identity and long tradition in martial arts.
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Zanjan, a city in northwestern Iran with a predominantly Azeri-Turkish-speaking population, is known for its strong sense of local identity and long tradition in martial arts.
Kyokushin is a full-contact style of karate widely regarded as one of the most physically demanding martial arts.
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Kyokushin is a full-contact style of karate widely regarded as one of the most physically demanding martial arts.

How they died

Was killed by the repressive forces directly with a live round to the kidney
Persian original
به دست نیروهای سرکوبگر به‌طور مستقیم با شلیک گلوله جنگی به کلیه کشته شد
As a result of a bullet hitting his kidney, he lost his life for the homeland
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براثر اصابت تیر به کلیه، جانش را در راه میهن از دست داد
His half-dead body had been left in the street for hours after the shooting
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پیکر نیمه‌جان او، ساعت‌ها پس از شلیک، در خیابان رها شده بود
Lost his life after being hit by live ammunition in the side and neck area
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با اصابت گلوله جنگی به پهلو و ناحیه گردن، جان باخت
Some witnesses described this second shot as a "coup de grâce".
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برخی شاهدان این شلیک دوم را «تیر خلاص» توصیف کردند.
Arshia Barari, 21 years old and Iran's fitness and Kyokushin champion, was killed on Thursday, 18 Dey 1404, in the protests in Zanjan by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic.
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عرشیا براری ۲۱ ساله و قهرمان فیتنس و کیوکوشین ایران، پنج‌شنبه ۱۸دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات زنجان به‌وسیله نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.

After their death

Accounts were published by people close to the government claiming that he had been present in an attack on a police station
Persian original
روایت‌هایی از سوی افراد نزدیک به حکومت منتشر شد که مدعی بودند او در حمله به یک کلانتری حضور داشته است
Arshia's half-dead body lay on the ground for an hour, and the agents did not allow aid to be given to him.
Persian original
پیکر نیمه‌جان عرشیا یک ساعت روی زمین بود و ماموران اجازه امدادرسانی به او را نمی‌دادند.
He was a bodybuilding (fitness) champion and had won two titles in Kyokushin karate at both the provincial and national levels.
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He was a bodybuilding (fitness) champion and had won two titles in Kyokushin karate at both the provincial and national levels.
Human rights observers say that during protests in Iran, security forces frequently target athletes and physically strong individuals, viewing them as potential leaders or as people capable of shielding others from arrest or violence.
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Human rights observers say that during protests in Iran, security forces frequently target athletes and physically strong individuals, viewing them as potential leaders or as people capable of shielding others from arrest or violence.

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